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Fred Thomas vs John Cooper

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lab Plymouth Moor View
vs
Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and John Cooper voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 294 different votes 299 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
50 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
29 Aye 50 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
29 Aye 50 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
2 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

68.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 650
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 650
385
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
563 eligible divisions
224
58.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
41.8 % of votes cast
161
41.8 % of votes cast
No votes
235
58.2 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Appearances
85
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
46
-80.0 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 650
Contributions
105
-21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Tax
92 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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